6 Types of Headaches: How to Recognize Which Ones are Dangerous

If you regularly have headaches you need to distinguish which may be as a result of a severe health condition and which one is just a common headache caused by stress.

The normal headaches are common and we know few ways to remove them. But severe headaches can mean a serious health problem. Mostly, they are harmless but keep an eye on them.

Here are 6 forms of headaches and how to identify them.

Sinus

Migraines may also be as a result of sinus issues. It occurs around the forehead, cheeks and eyes. This type of headache is frequent in the morning but by night it gets worse. It is usually accompanied by runny nose, congestion and fever.

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)

This occurs when your jaws ache or are clenched. It this condition you feel pain when you try to chew and your jaw also makes noise when moving.

Cluster Headaches

This headache is quite painful and it involves frequent on and off headaches that eventually become chronic in nature. When this happens you could have a chronic headache attack that can be so severe it will last for up to seven days. When this headache occurs it doesn’t persist for too long but it is very painful all the same. It can cause neck pain, stiffness, limb numbness and fatigue. This headache comes with a stabbing pain in the side of your head, your temple or an eye.

Tension Headaches

This type of headache occurs in the back of your head as well as your forehead. They are quite common and some symptoms include a sore neck and shoulders and the headache can persist for a couple of days.

Migraines

The word migraine comes from the Greek word hemikrania which means half head because it predominantly occurs on one side of the head. This is one form of chronic headaches and they come in four major stages namely:

Aura in the sensory fields which come in negative and positive auras. While the positive aura is occasioned by bright light, the negative is occasioned by tunnel vision, blind spot and dark holes.

Postdrome will make you feel tired and even foggy.

Neck Headaches

This type of headache is also called cervicogenic, it is a headache that is caused by issues with your neck making it a secondary firm of headache. Some neck problems that can cause this headache include neurovascular problems and musculoskeletal issues in your neck joint region. Problems in your spinal cord, C2/3 disc or neck muscles mean that your brain stem will send signals that culminate into headaches.